AFFABLE
affable, amiable, cordial, genial
(adjective) diffusing warmth and friendliness; “an affable smile”; “an amiable gathering”; “cordial relations”; “a cordial greeting”; “a genial host”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
affable (comparative more affable, superlative most affable)
Receiving others kindly and conversing with them in a free and friendly manner; friendly, courteous, sociable.
Mild; benign.
Synonyms
• (friendly, courteous): accessible, civil, complaisant, courteous, friendly, gracious, personable
• (mild, benign): benign, mild, warm
Antonyms
• inaffable
Source: Wiktionary
Af"fa*ble, a. Etym: [F. affable, L. affabilis, fr. affari to speak
to; ad + fari to speak. See Fable.]
1. Easy to be spoken to or addressed; receiving others kindly and
conversing with them in a free and friendly manner; courteous;
sociable.
An affable and courteous gentleman. Shak.
His manners polite and affable. Macaulay.
2. Gracious; mild; benign.
A serene and affable countenance. Tatler.
Syn.
– Courteous; civil; complaisant; accessible; mild; benign;
condescending.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition